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Polymorphic outer-membrane proteins of are glycosylated Free

Abstract

Antigenic profiles of mono-, bi- and poly-specific monoclonal antibodies against 90 kDa polymorphic outer-membrane proteins (POMPs) and a 105 kDa POMP-related protein of ATCC VR 656, after one- and two-dimensional electrophoretic analysis, helped identify each one of the triplets POMP 90, 91A and 91B, and a POMP-related protein at 85 kDa. The lectin concanavalin A bound to the four POMPs and the POMP-related protein in a specific manner and the binding was sensitive to treatment with the amidase -endoglycosidase F, suggesting the presence of small asparagine-linked oligosaccharide chains. The exposure of the five proteins on the chlamydial surface and the orientation of the attached oligosaccharide chains was examined by protease and endoglycosidase treatments of intact bacteria. The results were consistent with the concept that some of the oligosaccharides in the POMPs face outwards, possibly protecting the polypeptides from proteolytic enzymes, whereas the oligosaccharides in the 105 kDa POMP-related protein are oriented inwards, thereby rendering the polypeptide chain accessible to proteases. A possible role for the -linked oligosaccharides in the POMPs might be the promotion of the proper folding and processing of these proteins.

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Keyword(s): bacterial glycoprotein , ConA, concanavalin A , concanavalin A , EB, elementary body , MOMP, major outer-membrane protein , OG, n-octyl β-D-glucopyranoside , OMC, outer-membrane complex , PMP, polymorphic membrane protein , PNGase F, N-endoglycosidase F from Flavobacterium meningosepticum , polymorphic outer-membrane protein family , POMP, polymorphic outer-membrane protein and two-dimensional electrophoresis
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Polymorphic outer-membrane proteins of Chlamydophila abortus are glycosylated
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